The Leopard
by Lampedusa, Giuseppe Di
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins & Harvill, 1960. This great historical novel (Italian, "Il Gattopardo"), set in Sicily, was the only published work of Giuseppe Tomasi (1896-1957). Published posthumously to great acclaim, it was made into a poular film. This is a Near Fine copy of the First English Edition. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering. The distinctive dustwrapper is unclipped, also Near Fine with just a tiny bit of edgewear, and presented in an archival plastic protector. Quite a nice copy, rather uncommon in collector condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Synopsis
GIUSEPPE DI LAMPEDUSA was born in Sicily in 1896 and died in 1957. The Leopard was his only novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000969
- Title
- The Leopard
- Author
- Lampedusa, Giuseppe Di
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First UK Edition.
- Publisher
- Collins & Harvill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
We accept checks and money orders in US Dollars. Credit card orders are accepted through Biblio. California residents add appropriate sales tax. Items are returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt (please email or call first before returning item).
About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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